Journal of European Industrial Training: Volume 29 Issue 6
Table of contents - Special Issue: Enhancing the university‐industry interface
Guest Editors: Douglas Weir, John O'Donoghue
A university response to the Irish national strategy to sustain graduate employment
Douglas Weir, John O'DonoghueThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue of the Journal of European Industrial Training. A brief commentary on each of the articles is provided and the whole…
The individual learner, employability and the workplace: A reappraisal of relationships and prophecies
John O'Donoghue, Theresa MaguireIn the current knowledge‐based economic climate, the success of an organisation is inextricably linked to the individual. This article seeks to consider the key relationships…
Individuals and their employability
Eamonn McQuade, Theresa MaguireThis paper aims to describe a research project that is addressing the employability of individuals in the higher‐cost Irish economy.
Technology‐enhanced learning: An Irish industry perspective
Carol Rainsford, Eamonn MurphyThe focus of this paper is to highlight the issues impacting technology‐enhanced learning (TEL) in an industrial setting in Ireland. The paper uses the output from a community of…
Semantic social network portal for collaborative online communities
Marco Neumann, Ina O'Murchu, John Breslin, Stefan Decker, Deirdre Hogan, Ciaran MacDonaillThe motivation for this investigation is to apply social networking features to a semantic network portal, which supports the efforts in enterprise training units to up‐skill the…
Organisational restructuring and downsizing: issues related to learning, training and employability of survivors
Ronan Carbery, Thomas N. GaravanThis article sets out to look at how employees who have survived an organisational downsizing and restructuring process adjust to meet the dynamics of the organisation, develop…
A cystems approach to training and complexity
Bob KennedyThis paper aims to explore the quality profession's fascination with various models to depict complex interactive systems. Building on these and the outcome of a four‐year action…